Ask your buddy to be realistic. If kids are allowed to run wild in the media room, there's a chance the speakers are going to get trashed. The best choices: (1) put speakers in the room that s/he can afford to replace or repair as needed, (2) train the kids not to run wild in the room. Parental and kids' temperament ought to guide the choice. If parent is worried all the time about whether the equipment is going to get damaged, that won't be much fun for anyone.
Any High-end speakers "kid-friendly" not fragile?
OK. Crazy question. Have friend who wants to set-up nice system in multi-purpose 17x22 room where kids will play. Wants to know if there are any hi-end spkrs (budget $5k-10k used) where the drivers are not so fragile or so expensive to replace (ie, he doesn't want B&W diamond tweeter that is both very fragile and costs $1200 or more to replace). Now, mind you, his kids aren't playing with knives, lol, but the occasional bump or finger touch to paper cones, metal dome tweeters are a concern. Any sugestions?